Chan's/Woonsocket, RI
After my last time here for the monthly blues jam I had decided not to attend any longer.(see my last post on Chan's from back in the fall) However I did hear that things had changed for the better and decided to head down this past Wednesday evening. Note: This jam runs from about 7-10 pm the last Wednesday of every month. WOW! Things have changed for the better. Richie a harp player is now the jam master and has made some real changes here. First the house band plays just a few songs to warm up. He then uses the sign up list, in order by the way, and each musician gets to play two or three songs. Then players are changed up quickly with no real long breaks in the music. Once he got to the end of the list he started over again calling up those that had stuck around for a second time up on the stage. These changes have attracted a lot of new players and this jam is once again a great one to come out to hear and be a part of. I was one of only two drummers other than Steve from the house band that showed up to play so I was able to get some extended time playing a couple of sets. It was a terrific evening playing with and listening to some of RI's best blues musicians.
Blues Jam Venues I've Played
- 3 Gs Sports Bar/Worcester, MA
- 4050 Chophouse/Addison,TX
- Acton Jazz Cafe/Acton, MA
- Alligator Alley/Oakland Park, FL
- Back Room Blues Bar/Boca Raton,FL
- Backstreet Jazz & Blues/St Louis, MO
- Baldwin's Pub/Orlando, FL
- Bangkok Blues/Falls Church, VA
- Barley House/Concord,NH
- Bayou/Ottawa, Canada
- Black-eyed Sally's/Hartford, CT
- Blarney Stone/Pickering, OH
- Bluetone Cafe/Easton, PA
- Broadway Oyster Bar/St Louis, MO
- Bunkhouse Saloon/Las Vegas/NV
- Buzz's Lounge/Sunrise, FL
- Cadillac Jack's/Kettering, OH
- CC Tavern/College Corner, IN
- CCD's/Parma, OH
- Cecil's Texas BBQ/Orlando, FL
- Chans/Woonsocket/RI
- Charlies Throttle Stop/Fairfield, OH
- Cody Jack's/Clermont, FL
- Colonial Inn/Concord, MA
- Deckbar & Grille/New Orleans, LA
- Dennis' Place/Springfield, MO
- Dinosaur BBQ/Rochester, NY
- Dolphin Lounge/Gahanna, OH
- Famous Dave's/Minneapolis, MN
- Fat Boy Bills/Milford, MA
- Fat Daddy's/Dunedin, FL
- Finnegans/Delano, MN
- Firefly's BBQ/Framingham, MA
- Frank's Place/Ocoee, FL
- Franks/E. Brookfield, MA
- Gilly's/Dayton, OH
- Gilrein's/Worcester, MA
- Gloria's/Philadelphia, PA
- Green Dolphine Grill/Roanoke, VA
- Green Iquana-West/Tampa, FL
- Handlebar Harrys/Plymouth, MA
- Harry's/Hyannis, MA
- Hole In The Wall/Dallas, TX
- Holly & Dolly's/Casselberry, FL
- Hungry Tiger/Manchester, CT
- Irene's/Ottawa, Canada
- Iron Horse/Northamton/MA
- J-Alans/Dayton, OH
- Jazz Corner/Hilton Head, SC
- JJs House of Blues/Worcester,MA
- Johnny Ds/Somerville, MA
- KC's Rib Shack/Manchester, NH
- Lashaway Inn/E. Brookfield, MA
- Loose Moose Cafe/Sagamore Hills, OH
- Lou's Cafe/Manville, RI
- Lydia's/Akron, OH
- Mac & Joe's/Oxford, OH
- Maddy's BBQ/Atlanta, GA
- Mansion Hill Tavern/Newport, KY
- Maxie's Place/Pittsburgh, PA
- Midnight Blues Cafe/Auburn, ME
- Mill St Brews/Southbridge, MA
- Mojo Lounge/Fremont, CA
- Moonlight Tavern/Parma,OH
- Muddy River Smokehouse/Portsmouth, NH
- Ned Peppers/Dayton,OH
- Nik's Place/Marietta, GA
- Nite Owl/Dayton,OH
- Northside Tavern/ Atlanta, GA
- Nortons/Kettering, OH
- Old Bowie Town Grille/Bowie, MD
- Oregon Express/Dayton, OH
- Oskies/Farragut,TN
- Oyster Bay/Casselberry, FL
- Parkview/Cleveland, OH
- Pat Murphys/Phoenix, AZ
- Pat's Bar/Oakland, CA
- Rain Desert/Danielson, CT
- Rainbow/Ottawa, Canada
- Remingtons/Laurel, MD
- Rhythm Room/Phoenix, AZ
- Rockwells Corner Pub/Largo, FL
- Rusty Nail/Philadelphia, PA
- Rynborn/Antrim, NH
- Sal's Rhythm & Blues Club/Johnson, RI
- Sapphire Indian Restaurant/Laurel, MD
- Savannah Blues/Savannah,GA
- Savannah/Westlake, OH
- Slippery Noodle Inn/Indianapolis, IN
- Stan & Joe's/Annapolis, MD
- Stones Public House/Ashland, MA
- Strange Brew/Manchester, NH
- The Alley/Sanford,FL
- The Roma / Haverhill, MA
- The Springs/Springboro, OH
- Theodores/Springfield, MA
- Thirsty Moose/Carleton Place, Canada
- Thunderbird Cafe/Pittsburgh. PA
- Tip Top Tavern/Indianapolis, IN
- Trizzys/ Altamonte Springs, FL
- Trolley Stop/Dayton, OH
- Tumbleweed Connection/Dayton, OH
- Uncle Charlie's American Grill/Glendale, AZ
- Uptown Night Club/Oakland, CA
- Ware Banquet Center/Dayton,OH
- Warmdaddys/Philadelphia, PA
- Waterstreet Cafe/Fall River, MA
- Wildwood/Upton, MA